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The Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme was a government programme designed to promote the uptake of renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies. Introduced in 2010, it closed to new applicants on 31st March 2019 and required participating licensed electricity suppliers to make payments on both generation and export from eligible installations ^[1]. From 1st January 2020 it was replaced by The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)^[2].

The FIT scheme is available for anyone who has installed, or is looking to install, one of the following technology types up to a capacity of 5MW, or 2kW for CHP:

Solar photovoltaic (solar PV)
Wind
Micro combined heat and power (CHP)
Hydro
Anaerobic Digestion (AD)^[1].

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ofgem, 2019. About the FIT scheme. Ofgem. [online]. [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].
↑ Ogem Guidance for Generators

[foo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ofgem, 2019. About the FIT scheme. Ofgem. [online]. [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].

[2] Ogem Guidance for Generators

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-The Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme was a government programme designed to promote the uptake of renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies. Introduced in 2010, it closed to new applicants on 31st March 2019 and required participating licensed electricity suppliers to make payments on both generation and export from eligible installations <ref name="foo"> [[Ofgem]], 2019. [https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/about-fit-scheme About the FIT scheme. Ofgem]. [online]. [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>. From 1st January 2020 it is replaced by [[The Smart Export Guarantee]] ([[SEG]])<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2019/12/seg_sustainability_guidance_final_0.pdf Smart Export Guarantee: Ogem Guidance for Application to Anaerobic Digestion Generators]</ref>.
+The Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme was a government programme designed to promote the uptake of renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies. Introduced in 2010, it closed to new applicants on 31st March 2019 and required participating licensed electricity suppliers to make payments on both generation and export from eligible installations <ref name="foo"> [[Ofgem]], 2019. [https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/fit/about-fit-scheme About the FIT scheme. Ofgem]. [online]. [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>. From 1st January 2020 it was replaced by [[The Smart Export Guarantee]] ([[SEG]])<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2020/02/seg_generator_guidance_-_final_for_publication.pdf Ogem Guidance for Generators]</ref>.
 The FIT scheme is available for anyone who has installed, or is looking to install, one of the following technology types up to a capacity of 5MW, or 2kW for [[CHP]]: